For anyone interested...
Here is the link to the thread that has been discussing this all day. Got some good theories and such going on...join in!
http://www.diablofans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11859
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If that isn't Imperius I don't know what it is...
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Has anyone noticed the change in text on the main D3 page?
It reads:
"Two decades have passed since the demonic lords, Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, set out across the world of Sanctuary on a vicious rampage, twisting humanity to their unholy will. Yet for those who battled the Prime Evils, the memory fades slowly.
When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of Tristram Cathedral seeking clues to defeat new stirrings of evil, a fiery harbinger of doom falls from the heavens, striking the very ground where Diablo once entered the world. This fire from the sky reawakens ancient evils and calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells once again."
So now we know that this couldn't possibly be Tyrael warning Deckard...which leaves the only two sound theories for now to be:
1.It is Imperius coming to Sanctuary
2.It is an entirely new evil we haven't heard or seen yet
Bring on Imperius!!
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And its not usual for demons to want out of the chaos of war and settle down in a "sanctuary"
We have to remember that Sanctuary was a refuge for angels and demons. The inhabitants of sanctuary were both untrue to their nature's in forming sanctuary. I mean after all you have demons and angels falling in love. I think both sides are fallible and Sanctuary itself is proof.
The Brothers do show a loyalty to each other but they are the only demons. The Lesser evils betrayed the Prime (even if it was their plan) Then Belial and Azmodan turned on each other. Demons are chaos and they will always fight. As Trag'Oul speaks of...there must always be a balance. With Heaven gone, the Hells would just fight each other till all was destroyed.
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Or no angel and a badass demon ;-)
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I believe that the reason for Tal Rasha was because the stone was broken and incomplete so the Horadrim used Tal Rasha's body as the other part of the soulstone. So when one part (the actual stone) was taken out, half of Baal's essence was still inside Tal Rasha. This explains why Baal needed to get the other half of his soulstone, so he could be complete.
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I'm sorry I just don't agree. If you read the D1 manual when it describe's the prince's transformation it states this:
Great, arched horns erupted from albrecht's skull as Diablo altered the form of a child to match that of his demonic body.
Note that it says "altered". He changed the look("form") of that child to look like his body. If what you said is true it would have said that he shed the child's body and came into his own.
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Diablo himself has never been "pierced" by his soulstone.
Diablo was bound inside the soulstone. The only things that have been pierced by the soulstone are his hosts. This is where the scar would be only. Diablo has no scar from his soulstone because his essence has always been inside it since he was bound in it by the Horadrim until we destroyed it on the Hellforge.
We only see Diablo with a soulstone jutting out of his head because what we see of Diablo is his spirit completely overtaking a host which must have the soulstone thrust inside them. When the soulstone enters a host Diablo can slowly spill his essence out into the host to begin corrupting it. (we know this takes time) Once he has full control over it, he may change the body to resemble his true form. But what we are seeing is still the host with the soulstone in it.
So no...Diablo would not have a scar on his "spirit" from the soulstone.
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Agreed. I think to make Diablo look like the creature we see in that trailer would be a huge mistake by Blizzard. He isn't even recognizable as Diablo. The only reason that people thought it was him was because he was the only big bad demon we saw in the trailer.
And as for the development panel's answer. They did say they "believed" that was Diablo looking through the ice. To me it was very clear they were assuming this instead of stating a fact. It could also just be a cover up because they don't want to reveal storyline.
I believe they can change Diablo's appearance but if you look its only been very subtley. Even the way Diablo is described in the Sin War books (way before he ever came to Sanctuary) his characteristic trait is those curled horns which are not present in this demon. (he has horns but they are flowing straight back)
I'm not going to say for sure one way or the other. In my opinion it doesn't matter because whatever that thing is...it looks bad ass...and I want to kill it ;-)
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Nope its there like it has always been. You just have to click on the "download high res" button when you click on it the first time and the preview pops up. ;-)
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Well and one that isn't either ;-)
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Sounds all well and good...and you definitely know your lore...and I thought along the same lines as you once...but...
When the developer panel was asked if we would see Inarius in this game, they fumbled the question and didn't even know who he was...
Granted this may be a ploy to keep the secret..but still..unlikely I think.
And as far as the Worldstone not being what kept the Angels and demons out....I disagree.
True, there was a truce that was made. But we know that Sanctuary was hid from the Hells for a long time by the Worldstone...and even longer from the high Heavens...Once discovered angels and demons could get there but they couldn't stay because they didn't have an anchor to Sanctuary (i.e. when Tyrael tells you that he can't stay long because they powers that hold him to this realm are fading)
The only way to overcome this was to destroy the Worldstone. Tyrael tells us in the last act of LOD that it is what separates Sanctuary from the Burning Hells and the Hiigh Heavens. Because of the truce the Three needed it to look like they had no plot to enter Sanctuary so they staged their banishment but could not manifest on the mortal plane fully without the soulstones. This is where Izual came in. He helped stage the banishment and told them of the soulstones(which are shards of the Worldstone) and how to corrupt them. These shards of the Worldstone were the only reason the three could remain in Sanctuary and gain power. Then they moved on to the biggest part of their plan which would allow them to corrupt the worldstone enabling them easier access into Sanctuary.
So I do not entirely agree with your statement about the Worldstone not being what kept everyone out...
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I understand but we have to get over this idea that angels=good and demons=bad in the world of Sanctuary. If you read the Sin War, this comes to the forefront. Angels=order and demons=chaos.
In Sanctuary it is all about the "Balance"...without equal evil to balance good...good would turn on itself and become evil. Kind of confusing but if you read the Sin War you can really get into the philosophy of it.
Basically what I am trying to say is this:
The universe of Sanctuary isn't our world...they don't equate angels with good and demons with bad. Trust me, both sides have done some very "bad" things. So I don't think it works to justify the fact that Imperius will not rebel against the council by saying that he is an angel and that angels=good. Angels have their own agenda and will do whatever they can to see their "order" established. Imperius could very well just justify rebelling the council and destroying Sanctuary by saying that it simply went against what he viewed as order.
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Exactly...which could be Imperius breaking point. He rebels against the council and takes matters into his own hands. Its speculation, but its highly likely that the army of Heaven was under the control of Imperius (since he is thought the archangel of war)
And also it is not certain that the council would still be in favor of Sanctuary. Malthael abstained his vote, but that means he could possibly go either way in a second vote. In addition to that, you are forgetting that this vote was taken while the Worldstone was in existence stll. Now with the worldstone destroyed and the power of the edyrem at its highest, some of the council may feel differently about keeping Sanctuary around...
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Nope I think this is just a storyboard of a scene just showing the progression of whatever it is that is happening to this angel. I definitely think they are the same angel.